The United States on Wednesday unveiled a new tranche of sanctions targeting Revolutionary Guard commanders, a provincial governor and other Iranian officials involved in the state’s brutal crackdown on protesters.
The sanctions come as Iran marks the end of the traditional mourning period for Mahsa Amini, whose death 40 days ago in the custody of Iran’s morality police set off nationwide protests against Iran's clerical regime. In Amini’s hometown of Saqez, security forces reportedly opened fire on mourners who gathered in the thousands on Wednesday to pay their respects at her gravesite.
